ElCap Reports from September 2013
ElCap Reports from September 2013
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Wed, 10/02/2013 - 03:30
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ElCap Report 10/1/13
By Tom Evans
Yo…Fortunately the Government can’t yet control the weather! Perfect day for another NOSE RECORD!!! Read about it below. The government shutdown is having a huge impact here in Yosemite. If nothing is done we all have to be out of here on Thursday at 3pm. Many of the shutdown regulations, now in force, are pretty stupid, even for the park service, normally known for illogical, ill thought out regs. However, to their credit, most of those kind are being ignored. An example is.. you cannot stop at a turn out, to look at the view, or take a photo. Another is that you can’t go out for a morning walk/hike. Anyway, we all, park service included, are hoping for a quick resolution. In-park and local business are losing a ton of money each day this shutdown goes on.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Tue, 10/01/2013 - 04:17
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ElCap Report 9/30/13
By Tom Evans
Yo.. Today was perfect for climbing on ElCap, with 80% cloud cover in the morning, dropping to 50% later in the day. In the forecast are eight sunny days, of 70 degree weather. Lots of action on the Cap with a record number of shots on this report. So check your knots, clip into the first piece, and get out on the lead with Capt. Tom watching every move.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Mon, 09/30/2013 - 03:54
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ElCap Report 9/29/13
By Tom Evans
Yo… It was another beautiful day here in big wall heaven. Lots of interesting routes are getting attention. The Nose is essentially empty now that the ladies are done … SETTING A NEW WOMAN’S SPEED RECORD, THIS MORNING!! More about that below. Many Bigs have shown up to climb on the Captain… Gerberding, Trotter, Caldwell, Leary, Smith-Gobat, Sharma, Cecil, Hillary, Harding…the list goes on!! Do they know something you don’t? Yes!! They know that this is the time to get it on with the Captain…now, you know too!
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Sun, 09/29/2013 - 03:19
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ElCap Report 9/28/13
By Tom Evans
Yo… It was an absolutely spectacular day here! The Nose and Salathe saw most of the action today and most of the other routes were standard fare. It is high season on El Capitan, so if you are coming to climb the big stone, now is the time. I would go on and on with the usual spray but I have been slowly running out of energy these past few days and I sure need to get some rest. So……
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Sat, 09/28/2013 - 05:05
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ElCap Report 9/27/13
By Tom Evans
Yo.. The weather continues to be sunny but with a chilling wind up high and down below. Lots of action on the Nose and Salathe.
We had a new mixed team speed record on the Nose and I will show several shots below.
The last night of shows are going on tonight so I will cut to the chase so I can get to bed at some reasonable time tonight.
I also wanted to mention that Jim Beyer, if you didn’t read about it in a previous report, became the oldest person to solo ElCap by virtue of his recently completed Lost in America solo. He was 57 years 11months at the time. Congratulations to Jim!
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Fri, 09/27/2013 - 03:50
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ElCap Report 9/26/13
By Tom Evans
Yo… Sunny, windy, and cold on the Captain today. Lots of action, scattered around the cliff, in spite of the conditions. Saturday is forecast to be the start of warmer weather. I spent the shooting day in the EC Meadow shooting in windy and comfortable conditions. So drop what you are doing and come along, up to the big stone, where the puffy’s were out and the ropes blew east.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Thu, 09/26/2013 - 03:05
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ElCap Report 9/25/13
By Tom Evans
Yo… The weather and a mishap on the Nose are the news of the day. It was unseasonably cold, with high winds today and the forecast rain is yet to appear. Climbers in the wind prone areas were in expedition puffy’s all day while those in protected areas were comfortable with T-shirts. We are expecting some nicer weather within the next couple of days. The Nose is empty of teams wanting to climb to the top.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Wed, 09/25/2013 - 01:18
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ElCap Report 9/24/13
By Tom Evans
Yo…Nice day here but some clouds floated by later in the day, forerunners of some rain tomorrow afternoon I hear. Not a lot of different routes being done on the great rock… mostly… you know the one… the King! The Facelift is on now and the first program is tonight so this will be short and sweet.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Tue, 09/24/2013 - 03:00
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ElCap Report 9/23/13
By Tom Evans
Yo…We had another beautiful day here in Yosemite. Lots of action of ElCap, so you will be seeing many pics on today’s Report. The air was clear but surprisingly turbulent in the afternoon. Remember, the Facelift starts tomorrow so get out here and pick up all that stuff that shouldn’t be on the ground. We are expecting a big turnout this year.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Mon, 09/23/2013 - 02:25
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ElCap Report 9/22/13
By Tom Evans
Yo… We had a crystal clear day here in Yosemite. Yesterday’s storm came and was gone by midnight. It was strong enough to force several teams off the wall and make things interesting for those left on. However, all the crews up there seemed ok today and moved steadily along. Cool lighting made for some great shots all day long… so saddle up and ride high with old Capt. Tom.
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